RECOMMENDED READING LIST

                                                             THERAPY           PHILOSOPOHY

1. A COURSE IN MIRACLES - FOUNDATION FOR INNER PEACE 

2. HEALING THE CHILD WITHIN - CHARLES L. WHITFIELD, M.D. 

3. ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS - JANET GERINGER WOITITZ, ED.D 

4. PRISONERS OF CHILDHOOD - ALICE MILLER 

5. LIVING WITH CHILDREN - PATTERSON & GULLION 

6. THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED - M. SCOTT PECK, M.D. 

7. CO-DEPENDENT NO MORE - MELODY BEATTIE 

8. RECOVERY: A GUIDE FOR ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS - BOWDEN 

9. LOVE, MEDICINE & MIRACLES - BERNIE SIEGEL, M.D. 

10. LOST AND FOUND - B. J. LIFTON 

11. YOUR PERFECT RIGHT - ALBERTI & EMMONS 

12. STRUGGLE FOR INTIMACY - J.G. WOITITZ, ED.D. 

13. TIME POWER - CHARLES HOBBS, ED.D. 

14. WORK ADDICTION - BRYAN E. ROBINSON 

15. TOXIC PARENTS - SUSAN B. FORWARD, PH.D. 

16. IN HER IMAGE - KATHIE CARLSON 

17. 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE - STEPHEN R. COVEY 

18. MIRACLES - STUART WILDE 

19. GUILT IS THE TEACHER, LOVE IS THE LESSON - BORYSENKO, PH.D. 

20. VIDEO: FIELD OF DREAMS - K.COSTNER 

21. SECRETS ABOUT MEN EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW - De ANGELIS,PH.D. 

22. LINKED LIVES: ADULT DAUGHTERS AND THEIR MOTHERS -L.R. FISCHER 

23. DANCE OF INTIMACY - HARRIET G. LERNER, PH.D. 

24. DANCE OF ANGER - HARRIET G. LERNER, PH.D. 

25. PEACE, LOVE & HEALING - BERNIE SEIGEL, M.D. 

26. OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO - DR. SEUESS 

27. OUTGROWING THE PAIN - ELIANA GIL, PH.D. 

28. HOMEWORK WITHOUT TEARS - L. CANTER & L. HAUSNER, PH.D. 

29. HOME COMING - JOHN BRADSHAW 

30. A GIFT TO MYSELF: PERSONAL WORKBOOK - WHITFIELD 

31. SELF PARENTING - JOHN K. POLLARD III 

32. ADDICTIVE RELATIONSHIPS - JOY MILLER 

33. OUT OF THE SHADOWS - PATRICK CARNES, PH.D. 

34. HEALING THE SHAME THAT BINDS YOU - JOHN BRADSHAW 

35. LEARNING TO LOVE YOURSELF - SHARON WEGSCHEIDER-CRUSE 

36. AN ADULT CHILD'S GUIDE TO WHAT'S "NORMAL" - FRIEL & FRIEL 

37. THE FLYING BOY; WHY MEN RUN FROM RELATIONSHIPS - JOHN LEE 

38. TOXIC FAITH:OVERCOMING RELIGIOUS ADDICTION - ARTERBURN & FELTON 

39. MOVIE:DEFENDING YOUR LIFE - BROOKS & STREEP 

40. DON'T STOP LOVING ME/FOR MOMS OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS- A.CARON,ED.D. 

41. FEEL THE FEAR, AND DO IT ANYWAY - SUSAN JEFFRIES 

42. LEARNING TO SAY NO-ESTABLISHING HEALTHY BOUNDARIES-WILLS-BORDEN 

43. GHOSTS IN THE BEDROOM-a guide for incest partners -GRABER, M.A. 

44. THE ACOA's GUIDE TO RAISING HEALTHY KIDS - DR. J. MASTRICH 

45. CONTROL FREAKS - GERALD W. PIAGET, PH.D. 

46. COMPASSIONATE CHILD REARING: OPTIMAL PARENTING-R. FIRESTONE,Ph.D. 

47. ACKNOWLEDGMENT - GRIEVING UNACCEPTABLE LOSS - LEECH & SINGER 

48. ALLIES IN HEALING-PARTNERS OF AMAC - L. DAVIS 

49. LIFETIMES - EXPLAINING DEATH TO CHILDREN - MELLONIE & INGPEN 

50. HOW IT FEELS WHEN A PARENT DIES - JILL KREMENTZ 

51. THE ROAD TO INTIMACY - C. SOLANGE, PH.D. 

52. FATHER LOSS - ELYCE WAKERMAN 

53. ABSENT FATHERS/LOST SONS 

54. DIVORCING - KRANTZLER/BELLI & TAYLOR 

55. HEALING THE INCEST WOUND - COURTOIS 

56. INCEST AND SEXUALITY - MALTZ & HOLMAN 

57. RETURN TO LOVE - M. WILLIAMSON 

58. WRITING A WOMAN'S LIFE - C. HEILBRUN 

59. REPRESSED MEMORIES - R. FREDRICKSON, PH.D. 

60. ADULT CHILDREN--THE SECRETS OF DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES-FRIEL 

61. STATE II RELATIONSHIPS - ERNIE LARSEN 

62. FROM VICTIM TO VICTOR - B. HAROLD, PH.D. 

63. GRIEF RECOVERY HANDBOOK - JAMES, FRANK & CHERRY 

64. IT MUST HURT A LOT (children) - SANFORD, DORIS & EVANS 

65. ABOUT DYING (children) - STEIN & BONNET 

66. THE BEREAVED PARENT - SCHNIFF & SARNOFF 

67. THE BOYS & GIRLS BOOK ABOUT DIVORCE - GARDNER 

68. THE COMPLETE GUIDE FOR MEN - BELLI & KRANTZLER 

69. THE BOYS AND GIRLS BOOK ABOUT STEP-FAMILIES 

70. THE PARENTS BOOK ABOUT DIVORCE - HAZEN & SHOOK 

71. WHEN FOOD IS LOVE - ROTH & GENEEN 

72. BACK IN CONTROL - G.BODENHAMER 

73. HOW TO STOP THE BATTLE WITH YOUR CHILD - D. FLEMING, PH.D. 

74. HOW TO STOP THE BATTLE WITH YOUR TEENAGER - D. FLEMING, PH.D. 

75. ABUSED BOYS, THE NEGLECTED VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE - M. HUNTER 

76. THE SECRET, A CHILD'S STORY OF SEX ABUSE - D. McCOY, PH.D. 

77. PROMISE NOT TO TELL (children) - C. POLESE 

78. JEALOUSY - N. FRIDAY 

79. THE PANIC ATTACK RECOVERY BOOK - S. JAFFE, M.D. 

80. DON'T PANIC : TAKING CONTROL OF ANXIETY ATTACKS - R. WILSON, PH.D. 

81. SILENT PASSAGE - MENOPAUSE - GAIL SHEELEY 

82. IS IT WORTH DYING FOR? - ELIOT & BREO 

83. FATHERING A SUCCESSFUL DAUGHTER - N. MARONE 

84. MASTERING PAIN: A TWO STEP PROGRAM FOR COPING WITH CHRONIC PAIN - STERNBACH, M.D. 

85. THE DEPRESSION WORKBOOK - COPELAND 

86. JOURNEY OF THE HEART: INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS AND THE PATH OF LOVE - WELWOOD, PH.D. 

87. THE RELAXATION AND STRESS REDUCTION WORKBOOK - DAVIS 

88. LOVE IS A CHOICE - HEMFELT, MINIRTH, MEIER 

89. THE TRAUMA OF MOVING - AUDREY T. McCOLLUM 

90. THE LATE SHOW - H.G. BROWN 

91. THE ANGER WORKBOOK - DRS. CARTER & MINRITH 

92. ASSERTIVE DISCIPLINE FOR PARENTS - CANTER & CANTER 

93. THE ANXIETY & PHOBIA WORKBOOK - E. J. BOURNE, PH.D. 

94. The Boy who couldn't stop washing: the experience & treatment of OCD - Rapoport 

95. REVIVING OPHELIA - M. PIPHER, PH.D. 

96. THE ARTIST'S WAY – A spiritual path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron 

97. I CAN'T GET OVER IT– handbook for trauma survivors of pstd – A. Matsakis, Ph.D. 

98. THE LEMMING CONSPIRACY – Moving your life from stress to balance - Hutcheson & McDonald 

99. THE COMBINED FAMILY – A Guide to Creating step Relationships – T.S. Kaufman 

100. ANGELS IN ACTION - Robert H. Kirven (What Swedenborg saw & heard)

101. CONVERSATIONS WITH ANGELS - Emanuel Swedenborg - translated by Gladish & Rose 

102  THE NEW INTIMACY - Sherven & Sniechowski 

103  CONVERSATIONS BEYOND THE LIGHT - KUBIS & MACY 

104. THE ANGRY SELF – MIRIAM GOTTLIEB 

105. TIMEOUT FOR TODDLERS – Varni & Corwin 

106. BACKTALK – Ricker & Crowder 

107. BPD Workbook - Laura Paxton BPD Recovery Workbook 

108.  Forgiveness Is a Choice : A Step-by-Step Process for Resolving Anger and Restoring Hope - Robert D. Enright, PhD

109. Getting through the Day - Nancy J. Napier

110.Trauma - Paul Allen

111. Multiple Personality Disorder: a workbook for you and your inside family - Jacklyn Pia

112   Skills Training Manual for Borderline Personality Disorder - Marsha Lineha

113. The Dissociative Identity disorder sourcebook - Deborah B. Haddock, M.Ed.

114. Healing Trauma: A Pioneering Program for Restoring the Wisdom of your body - Peter Levine

115. Walking the Tiger: Healing Trauma: The Innate Capacity to Transofrm Overwhelming Experiences - Peter Levine, PhD.

116. The Trauma Model - a solution to the problem of comorbidity in psychiatry. by Colin A Ross

117. The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Source Book – A guide to healing, recovery and growth.  By Glenn R. Schiraldi, PHD

118. The Betrayal Bond [Paperback] by Patrick J. Carnes

119. Life After Trauma: A Workbook for Healing [Paperback] by  Dena Rosenbloom, PHD & Mary Beth Williams, PHD

120.  Boundary Power: How I Treat You, How I Let You Treat Me, How I Treat Myself...O’Neil & Newbold

121. Boundaries – When to say YES, When to say NO – to take control of your life. By Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend

122. Trust After Trauma: A Guide to Relationships for Survivors and Those Who Love them. By Aphrodite Matsakis, PHD

123. Wounded Boys Heroic Men: A Man's Guide to Recovering from Child Abuse  By Daniel Jay Sonkin, PHD

124. The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook [Paperback] by Davis, Martha; McKay

125. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook [Paperback] by Schiraldi, Glenn R.

126. Affect Regulation Toolbox: Practical and Effective Hypnotic Interventions for the Over-Reactive Client by Carolyn Daitch

127. Got Parts? An Insider's Guide to Managing Life Successfully with Dissociative Identity Disorder  by ATW

128.   The Stranger In The Mirror [Paperback] by Marlene Steinberg, M.D.; Schnall, Maxine 

129.    Movie: What the "bleep" do we know

130.  Reversing Chronic Pain: A 10-Point All-Natural Plan for Lasting Relief (Paperback)  by Maggie Phillips

131.  The Haunted Self: Structural Dissociation and the Treatment of Chronic Traumatization by Onno van der Hart , Ellert R. S. Nijenhuis, Kathy Steele         

132.   The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Diary: Monitoring Your Emotional Regulation Day by Day [Paperback]   Mtthew McKay PhD & Jeffrey Wood PsyD.

133.     The 10 Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques: Understanding How Your Brain Makes You Anxious and What You Can Do to Change It [Paperback]  Margaret Wehrenberg

134.     The Anti-Anxiety Workbook: Proven Strategies to Overcome Worry, Phobias, Panic, and Obsessions (The Guilford Self-Help Workbook Series) [Paperback]  Martin M Antony PhD & Peter Norton PhD The

135.        Coping with Trauma-related dissociation: skills trainging for patients and therapists  [Paperback]  Suzette Boon,     Kathy Steele, Onno Van der Hart


136.         Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Body Image Dissatisfaction: A Practitioner's Guide to Using Mindfulness, Acceptance, and Values-Based Behavior                                         Change Strategies (Professional) [Hardcover]     Adria Pearson, Michelle Hefner, Victoria Follete

137.            The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) [Paperback]  Martha Davis, Elizabeth Eshelman, Matthew McKay


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